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Sometimes Dota gameplay patches are small. Sometimes they can get pretty big. This one... is huge. It's got all the things you were probably expecting - balance changes, new items, hero reworks, UI improvements. But we also included a few changes you probably weren't expecting, like a new hero attribute type and - brace yourself - the map is now 40% bigger.
But all these new gameplay features won't matter if the match you get into isn't a good one. So we're also shipping some much-needed matchmaking improvements. Excited? Confused? Head on over to the New Frontiers update page for all the details. But don't head over just yet, read this sentence first: The Berlin major is on April 26th, and Fantasy/Player Cards are now available. Okay, now go. Here's the link again.
A new map, major gameplay changes, and so much more. The New Frontiers Update is live, with a whole new world to explore. Watch the trailer now:
The New Frontiers Update is shipping a new map, major gameplay changes, matchmaking changes, user interface changes, and - we're not kidding here - so much more. How much more? So much that it actually got hard to remember it all, and we started to panic for a few days until someone remembered we could just write it down. So we did. Now we can read it any time we like. And you can too! Start scrolling to read on.
NEW MAP
The Dota map has been massively expanded. The core objective of the game remains the same — your lanes aren't further away from each other, and everything you need to win is still in the center of the map. But with 40% more terrain, there's plenty of room to reap new resources and discover new strategies. Both main jungles have also been fully reconfigured, shaking up vision placement, juke routes, farming and more.
MAJOR GAMEPLAY CHANGES
The New Frontiers Update introduces major changes to your favorite heroes and systems. In fact, our legal department advised us to tell you that this gameplay section is so densely packed with meta-defining new features that you should read them slowly, over the course of the next few weeks, so you don't get overstimulated and have to call the fire department.
BALANCE CHANGES
That's a huge list of stuff up there. The only thing that could possibly make it better is two huge lists of stuff, but where are we gonna find hey would you look at this! Read on for all of the other balance changes this update has in store. Or just jump right into the game and play. Believe us, we don't need you to tell us how fun reading technical manuals about video games is, but man, playing them is a pretty close second. This list'll still be here when you get back.
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But all these new gameplay features won't matter if the match you get into isn't a good one. So we're also shipping some much-needed matchmaking improvements. Excited? Confused? Head on over to the New Frontiers update page for all the details. But don't head over just yet, read this sentence first: The Berlin major is on April 26th, and Fantasy/Player Cards are now available. Okay, now go. Here's the link again.
A new map, major gameplay changes, and so much more. The New Frontiers Update is live, with a whole new world to explore. Watch the trailer now:
The New Frontiers Update is shipping a new map, major gameplay changes, matchmaking changes, user interface changes, and - we're not kidding here - so much more. How much more? So much that it actually got hard to remember it all, and we started to panic for a few days until someone remembered we could just write it down. So we did. Now we can read it any time we like. And you can too! Start scrolling to read on.
NEW MAP
The Dota map has been massively expanded. The core objective of the game remains the same — your lanes aren't further away from each other, and everything you need to win is still in the center of the map. But with 40% more terrain, there's plenty of room to reap new resources and discover new strategies. Both main jungles have also been fully reconfigured, shaking up vision placement, juke routes, farming and more.
MAJOR GAMEPLAY CHANGES
The New Frontiers Update introduces major changes to your favorite heroes and systems. In fact, our legal department advised us to tell you that this gameplay section is so densely packed with meta-defining new features that you should read them slowly, over the course of the next few weeks, so you don't get overstimulated and have to call the fire department.
BALANCE CHANGES
That's a huge list of stuff up there. The only thing that could possibly make it better is two huge lists of stuff, but where are we gonna find hey would you look at this! Read on for all of the other balance changes this update has in store. Or just jump right into the game and play. Believe us, we don't need you to tell us how fun reading technical manuals about video games is, but man, playing them is a pretty close second. This list'll still be here when you get back.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site | Source
